Table 1 Multi-linear regression coefficients (Coeff), contribution in percentage of predictors (WS, WSC, RFI) (%) and percentage of UI variance explained by the predictors (R2), from first to third rows.

From: Interannual to decadal variability within and across the major Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems

NBenCS

SBenCS

NCanCS

SCanCS

NCalCS

SCalCS

NHCS

SHCS

 

Coeff

%

R2

Coeff

%

R2

Coeff

%

R2

Coeff

%

R2

Coeff

%

R2

Coeff

%

R2

Coeff

%

R2

Coeff

%

R2

WS

0.93

72.6

0.72

0.63

70.3

0.66

0.58

28.5

0.22

0.36

30.4

0.41

0.31

29.2

0.37

0.25

26.0

0.14

0.06

6.4

0.01

0.34

34.2

0.36

WSC

−0.18

14.5

0.43

0.09

11.0

0.31

0.30

20.2

0.06

0.15

11.8

0.14

−0.04

0.27

0.04

0.15

16.0

0.06

0.17

16.7

0.04

0.01

4.0

0.33

RFI

−0.16

12.8

0.24

0.17

18.8

0.35

−0.63

51.2

0.52

−0.69

57.8

0.73

−0.71

66.5

0.70

−0.57

58.1

0.37

−0.82

76.9

0.64

−0.62

61.8

0.65

UIslwUIa

0.94

0.78

0.91

0.88

0.94

0.95

0.87

0.79

UIslw-Trend

0.05*

0.05*

−0.04*

−0.04*

0.0004

0.01

−0.01

−0.01

  1. Correlation between low frequency modulation of upwelling seasonal cycle (UIslw) and long-term modulation of upwelling (e.g. annual mean, UIa). Last row reported upwelling index UIslw trends in [std/year]. Stars (*) indicate significant values.